Closure fastener for receptacles



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O. J. HAYES GLOSURE FASTENER FQR RECEPTACLES Filed Feb. 19, 1925 l 5mm/tof,

Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

ORVIILE JOSEPH HAYES, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

oLosUnE FASTENER ron nEcEr'rAcLEs.

i Application filed February [o aZZwwf/nz't may concer/n:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE JOSEPH HAYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State ci' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closure Fasteners for Receptacles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates generally to receptacles, but particularly to closure fasteners for receptacles such as egg crat-es, shipping cases, and the like.

The objects of the invention are to provide a device of the character described which will lock automatically when the closure member is applied to the receptacle member and which will not become accidentally unlocked, but which may be very easily released. The device contains no loose parts and nothing to break or wear out, so that it will always be ready for use.

In further describing the invention, reference will be made to the accompanying drawing which illustrates a practical embodiment of the invention.

In this drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view ofan egg crate provided with closure fasteners co-nstructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention, the view showing the closure member about to be applied to the receptacle member;

Figure 2 is a lperspective view of one end portion of the crate, showing the closure member applied and locked upon the receptacle member; I

Figure 3 is a perspective View of a portion of one of the cleats with which the receptacle member is provided;

Figure t is a similar view of a portion of one of the cleats with which theclosure member is provided;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of one end of the crate, showing the closure member applied and lockedupon the receptacle member; and

Figure 6 is a plan view of a portion of one of the cleats with which the receptacle member is provided. Y

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the numeral 1 vdesignates a receptacle member of the typek generally used as 19, v1925. serial No. 10,371.

an egg crate or shipping case. This member 1 is open at the top, and secured to its ends along the upper edges o-i' such ends are cleats 2. These cle-ats 2 are provided intermediate of their ends with notches 3 having transverse or vertical walls 4 forming shoulders, and these lshoulders are formed with semi-circular or other suitably shaped grooves 5. Rigidly secured at one of their ends to the cleats 2 are resilient strips 6. The other ends of these strips 6 extend across the notches 3 toward the transverse or verticalwalls of said notches and the grooves 5, and are adapted to be received in the notches when depressed.

The lid er closure member for the device is represented by the numeral 7, and upon referring` to the drawing, it will be seen that this member is provided along its end edges with cleats 8. These cleats 8 are adapted to fit against the end walls of the receptacle member l when the lid member 7 is applied to the latter', and also to have their lower edges abut the upper edges of the cleats 2. Secured to the cleats 8 intermediate of the ends thereof are rigid pins 9. These pins 9 are positioned so as to be inserted in the aforesaid grooves 5 and vbe engaged by the free ends of the resilient strips 6, when the closure member 7 is applied to the receptacle member 1. When the pins 9 are inserted into the grooves 5, their free ends will depress the free ends of the resilient strips 6 to a certain extent, but when the free ends of the strip 6 snap past the ends of the pins 9, they will engage the sides ot the pins 9 and prevent the latter from being withdrawn from the grooves 5.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction, use and advantages of the invention will be readily understood. It

will be seen that in order to lock the closure.

member 7 upon the open top of the receptacle member 1, it is simply necessary to aplocked, yet the closure member 7 may be very easily unlocked and removed simply by inserting the finger in the notches 3 above through forming the .strips of lessdeng'thv than the inclined bottom portions of the notches.

Various changes in form, proportion, andv in the various features of construction, may be made without departing from the spirit and principle of the invention or Without sacrificing any of the advantages there-of, so thaty it is to be understood that certain changes may be made within the meaning and scope ol the appended claim.

I claim:-

Ina closure fastener comprising, a member having,` va recessed front with an inclined bottom portion and a shoulder at the lower end of the inclined portion, said shoulder extending` outwardl)7 toa point 4in a plane with the upper end of the inclined end havingV a central outwardly extending` groove, a resilient. strip havingrone end secured to the member adjacent the upper end of t-he incline and normally extending toward the outer end of said shoulder and spaced therefrom, a `rigid pin slidable in said groove to flex the strip and engage the free end of the latter With the side portion of the pin,`

said strip being in holdingwposition at a point spaced from the inclined bottom and movable into `contact with the latter. to permit release of the pin.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed in v signature.v

ORVILLE J. HAYES. 

